Display container



Aug-11,1925; 1,549,331

N RIPPENBEIN DISPLAY CONTAINER I Filed Aug. 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet i ATTORNEY N. RIPPENBEIN DISPLAY CONTAINER Aug. 11, 1 925.

Filed Aug. 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR A z'rfialas Rzppen kin ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

ii. T I f NICHOLAS 'RIIP'ENBEIN, OF E K/ H AMBQY, N W J ER-SEY- DISPLAY CONTAINER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS RI-PPENBEIN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Perth Amboy, in the county of MiddleseX and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inv Display Containers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a display container which will serve in the nature of a so-called easel display container for displaying its contents and in which the parts are so arranged as to retain the contents against accidental discharge when the container is closed without requiring the use for such purpose of extraneous Wrappings, string, sealing or the like.

My invention comprises novel details of improvement that will'be more fully hereinafter set forth and then. pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanydrawings forming a part hereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view, illustrating my improved container in closed position;

Fig. Qis a similar view illustrating parts in position to be closed or opened;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the container indisplay position; 1

Fig. 4 is a plan View of a blank for the container, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a modification.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

My improved container as illustrated embodies a main body 1, a panel '2 and a boX- like recessed section 3 carried by the panel, adapted to receive and embrace an end or marginal portion of the main body to retain the panel inclosed position thereon.

The panel 2 with a portion of the recessed section, when-the container is closed serves in the nature of a cover or lid for the main body. The main body comprises a bottom 1 and a-seriesof walls 5, 5 extending from the bottom, the panel 2 being hinged to an edge of one of said Walls, along a score line 6, so that the panel may be swung over the open portionof the body. In the exampleillustrated, the panel is provided with a transverse score line 7, providing a section 8 between the score lines 6, 7 whereby-when the main portion of the panel is :swung under the-body 1 for display purposes,"the section 8 will extend along the adjacent wall of the body. The box-like section 3 is hinged at one of its edges to the free edge of panel 2 and the dimensions of the parts are such that when the panel is over the body, the recessed section 3 may be applied over an end or marginal portion of the body to embracethe same and return the panel .closing the open portion of the body.

While I have illustrated the box-like section 3 as hinged to the panel 2 along the score line 9, whereby the wall 3 is virtually a portion of panel 2, said score line may be omitted. In order to provide section 3 with a considerable depth from its open side to its end wall 3", the panel may be made of such dimension between hinges 7 and9 that section-3 may beset sufficiently extended toward the adjacent end or marginal portion of body 1 as to be slipped upon the same or withdrawn therefrom, for which purpose I provide a foldable tuck at 10 which may be provided between transverse score lines 11 and 12 in the panel. Fig. 1 illustrates the tuck folded to reduce the dimension of the panel when the boxlike section 3 is upon the end portion of body 1, and Fig. 2 illustrates the panel extended or expanded to permit the section 3 to be applied upon or removed or withdrawn from the body. Any desired means may be provided to retain the panel 2 contracted or reduced in dimension. I have illustrated the panel as provided with a tongue 13 out out of the material of the panel and which may be provided with one or more side wings 13 adapted to enter corresponding slits 14: in the panel on. the side of the tuck l0 opposite thetongue 13, whereby when the recessed portion 3 has been.

slipped over the adjacent portion of body 1 and the panel closed thereon, the tuck may be folded and tongue 13 engaged with the slits 14k to retain the panel in its shortened position. I

The panel may be made without a tuck, such as illustrated at 10, in which case the depth of the box-like section 3 from its open side to its end wall 3 would be less than may be the case when the tuck 10 is used. In Fig. ,5 I have illustrated my improved containernin which the panel "2 is not provided witha tuck and the dimensions of the section 3 are shortened as compared to the section 3 in the other figures. Theoperation of applying section 3 to and removing it from the end portion of body 1 is substantially the same in all of the figures illustrated. The application of the recessed section 3 to the end portion of body 1 in accordance with Fig. 5 is permitted by providing suitable difference in volume of the section 3 as compared to the volume of the adjacent portion of body 1 and to the natural elasticity of the parts involved. a

The body 1 and its box-like section 3 may be made in any suitable way. In Fig. 4 I have illustrated a blank from which the container shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 may be made. The bottom 4 is between transverse score lines 15, 16that provide walls 5 re spectively between'score lines 6 and 15 and score lines 16 and 17 The walls 5 are provided with flaps 18 and the walls 5 comprise extensions 5 and lips 5 provided by means of score lines 19, 20, and bottom 4 is provided with tongues 21 cut from the material thereof to receive the lips 5. Then the walls 5 and 5 are to be set up the walls 5 are swung at right angles to bottom 4 along the score" lines 15, 16, the. flaps 18 are swung on their score lines 22 over the score lines 22 which are extensions thereof, the walls 5 are swung against the flaps 18 along the score lines 22, the extensions 5 are swung inwardly over the adjacent edges of the flaps 18, and the lips 5 are bent along the score lines 20 and laid against bottom 4, being tucked under the tongues 21, (Fig. 3). The recessed box-like section 3 is set up as follows: At the sides of primary wall 3 are the side walls 3 from which extend reenforcing flaps 23 along the score line extensions 3 and flaps 24 along the score line 3 The side walls 3' are provided with retaining flaps 3 foldable along the score lines 40, the side walls 3being foldable along the score lines 25. The flaps 23 are provided with score lines 26 which are preferably spaced from score lines 3 at a distance corresponding with thedistance-between the score lines 3 and 3, providing supplemental flaps 27.

The blank is also provided with score lines 28, 29,30. The end wall is provided between the score lines 3 and 28. The secondary wall 31 is providedbetween the score lines 28 and 29. The extension 32 is provided between score lines 29 and 30.

' The lip 23 is beyond score line 30. The section 3 is set up as follows: Flaps 23 are. folded against side walls 3 with the supplemental flaps 27 resting upon flaps 24, said parts are then folded along score lines 25 and the material is folded-along score lines 26 and 3% together and the retaining flaps 3" are fold ed inwardly at right angles to side walls 3 over end walls 3 'VVall 3 is then folded along score line 3 parallel with and against theinwa-rdly folded flaps 24 and the secondary wall 31 is folded parallel with and against main portion of panel 2 as before described.

I have illustrated my improved container with a display panel at 34 hinged tothe out er edge of one of the walls 5 of themain body foldable along the score line 17. In order to assure that the display panel will remain in a rearwardly inclined position when raised for display, I provide one or more slits 35 in the material of the blank along the score line 17. To retain the display panel 34 open in an inclined position, I have illustrated bracing webs 36 attached to the display panel and to the adjacent walls of the main body, which are foldable along the.

lines 37 38 and 39. Thesebracingwebs are illustrated as a means'to retain the display panel but are not claimed by me in this ap:

plication as they are included in my application Serial Number 653,859, filed July 26, 1923.

By means of my improvements I am on abled to provide a display container wherein a recessed box-like section movably attached to the main goods-receiving body of the container may not only be applied upon an end portion of the body to embrace the same and retain the connecting panel be tween said section and body over the open side of the latter but said section may also be folded underthe main body so that the latter may rest thereon and be thereby retained in a suitably inclined position for dis' play purposes. It will be understood that the angle of inclination of the container when resting on a flat support will be in accordance with the dimensions of the container and its recessed section.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. A container comprising a main body, a box-like recessed section and a connecting panel joining them, said body having a bottom and a seriesofwalls extending from said bottom, said section having a primary wall, an end wall, a pair of sidewalls and a secondary wall spaced from said primary wall to embrace an end of said body with walls of the section completely around an end of the body.

2. A container as set forth in claim 1, in which said'panel is hinged to the upper edge of one of said series of walls.

3. A container as set forth in claim 1, in which said secondary wall is substantially parallel to said primary wall.

4:. A container as set forth in claim 1, in which said end wall corresponds substantially in dimensions with one of said series of walls.

5. A container as set forth in claim 1 in which said body, panel and section are so dimensioned and related as to permit said section to assume a position under and supporting said body in a tilted position for display.

6. A container comprising a main a body, a box-like recessed section having five walls and an open side, and a panel, said panel being hinged at one end to the box and attached at its other end to said section, said section being adapted to embrace an end of said body through said open side of the sec tion, said panel having a foldable tuck, said tuck being dimensioned sufficiently to permit said panel to expand to enable said section to embrace and to be withdrawn from said end of said body.

'7. A container comprising a main body, a recessed section, and a panel, said panel being hinged at one end to the box and attached at its other end to said section, said section comprising five walls and adapted to embrace an end of said body with Walls of Itohe1 section completely around an end of the 87A container as set forth in claim 7 in which said section is hinged to said panel.

NICHOLAS RIPPENBEIN. 

